A thread about norse mythology just calls for mentioning the abominable necropants from Iceland. Look them up if you haven't already, our nordic ancestors were up to some messed up stuff.... I once read Njáls saga, which also paints a rather awful picture of the viking era. It would be cool to know what kind of stuff people really were up to around the nordic countries long ago, but our historical records are quite scarce. According to a museum employee I know the archaeological finds around here are usually not in any good shape because of the acidity in our soil, everything oxidates in a pH of around 4.

Quote:Most Armageddon scenarios, even the New Testament Armageddon scenarios, you may have a lot of angels fighting each other, but nobody says "And then God is going to die, battling Satan, and they're both going to tumble into the pit, and people are going to have to figure out what to do on their own," which would be really rather interesting, and you're not given that. But the Norse, you are — here's Odin killed, fighting the wolf. Here's Thor, killed by the Midgard serpent. Here's Heimdall and Loki, who've always hated each other, finally falling in battle with each other. And that adds a sort of very peculiar depth to the entire operation.

Imagine that, no God no Satan and we would have to figure things out for ourselves.